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Bilateral chemodectoma: medicolegal considerations on a case report of aeromedical concern
Angelo Landolfi1, Arianna Giovannetti, Paola Mancarella
1Italian Air Force Logistic Command, Flight Test Centre, Aerospace Medicine Department, Pratica di Mare, Via di Pratica di Mare 45, 00040 Rome, Italy. angelolandolfi@tiscali.it
Abstract:
The authors describe a case of bilateral carotid chemodectoma occurring in a military pilot who was assessed and evaluated in terms of aeromedical and medico-legal aspects for his fitness to fly. In view of the lack of specific guidelines and/or regulations, both national and international, we choose to follow a multidisciplinary clinical approach that included aero-physiological tests in the hypobaric chamber, in order to identify a standard protocol that could be used as reference for similar future cases, where this kind of assessment is necessary.